A security guard, who was depressed over being made to run about for his job, allegedly attempted suicide at Vidyaashram College premises in Jayalakshmipuram here yesterday. The security guard, who attempted suicide by pouring petrol on himself and setting fire, has been identified as 55-year-old Shivanna, a native of Holenarasipur in Hassan district. It is…
G. Raju (65), son of Guruvegowda and a resident of Guttalu in Mandya, passed away this morning. The Dharmadarshi of Gurumurthamma Temple Development Board, Hannur, Raju leaves behind wife Sowbhagyamma, two sons, two daughters and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites at Mandya today at 4 pm.
Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (S) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda, exuding confidence of his party returning to power in Karnataka, urged party workers to forget the past and work hard for strengthening the party. “I have travelled far and wide in Karnataka and people have told me that this time, JD(S) will come to…
Ahmed Mumtaz Ahmed Khan (87), former Director, The Muslim Co-operative Bank Ltd. and a resident of St Mary’s Road, N.R. Mohalla, passed away this morning at his residence. He is survived by wife, a son and two daughters and a host of friends and relatives. Namaz-e-Janaza will be offered at 5 pm today at Masjid-e-Rabbani,…
Accusing the Union Government of displaying a step-motherly attitude against the State with regard to water disputes, Kannada Chaluvali leader Vatal Nagaraj has called for Karnataka Bandh on April 7. Speaking to press persons here yesterday, Vatal Nagaraj alleged that the Centre was not responding to the State’s water woes and irrigation projects. The bandh…
Taking a U-turn on its earlier decision to scrap the entire list of 362 gazetted probationers of the 2011 batch, the State Cabinet yesterday accepted the Karnataka Administrative Tribunal (KAT) order on the recruitment of the probationers. The Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Siddharamaiah decided to accept the Oct. 2016 order of KAT and…
By S.T. Ravikumar (Continued from Feb. 28) Very soon, the Brindavan Gardens at the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam will attract thousands of tourists every day as it will be converted into a major tourist attraction, enhancing its aesthetic appeal. By further beautifying the garden, the State Government is hoping to double or treble the…
Displaying boundless love for village life and finding oneself in no frame of mind to move out of one’s favoured city is a game many people are seen playing with no signs of that mental dilly-dallying consciously finding a definite end. The dilemma reminds one of the Shakespeare soliloquies in his play Hamlet “To be,…
The CSIR- Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) in city which had released a total of 11 proven and successful technologies free of cost by publishing detailed technology dossiers on its website in 2014, had organised a Free Tech Entrepreneurs Meet at its premises this morning. The meet was organised for entrepreneurs who wanted to…
Sir, Yesterday when I went to the V.V Mohalla Post Office with a Bank cheque to be credited to my PPF account, there I was asked to send it through the Post Office Savings Bank account. This rule has put people who do not have PO savings account into difficulty. They have shifted the Gokulam…
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